Youth Work Employee 60%
Gemeindeverwaltung Wald
Wald
Key information
- Publication date:22 January 2026
- Workload:60%
- Place of work:Wald
Job summary
Join the vibrant community of Wald ZH, a blend of city and nature. Be part of a supportive work environment with great benefits!
Tasks
- Engage in youth work and community projects.
- Provide counseling and support for young individuals.
- Organize events and activities tailored for youth.
Skills
- Degree in socio-cultural animation or similar fields required.
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
- Experience in gender-specific youth work, especially with girls.
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The municipality of Wald ZH is "city and country", has 10,600 inhabitants and is a recreational area in the Zurich Oberland. The municipality runs a youth center for its young residents. As the hub of youth work, it offers a low-threshold contact and counseling point for the concerns and interests of young people and is used as a meeting place during leisure time.
Youth Work Employee 60%
We are looking for a
Your area of responsibility
- Collaboration and co-design in youth work
- Outreach/mobile youth work in the municipal area
- Relationship work, counseling and support for young people and their reference persons
- Support with everyday problems (e.g. apprenticeship search, applications, conflict management)
- Planning, organizing and implementing youth-specific projects and events (e.g. youth evening, Saturday meeting, theme weeks, cinema evening, queer meeting)
- Leadership, design and further development of girl-specific offers and projects
- Health-promoting and preventive projects as well as participatory offers with young people
- Networking and cooperation with schools, churches, clubs, authorities and specialist offices
- Public relations work, including managing social media and articles in the local newspaper
Your profile
- Completed training in socio-cultural animation (FH/HF) or in a comparable socio-pedagogical professional field (e.g. social work, social pedagogy)
- Enjoyment and experience in relationship work with young people
- Experience in gender-specific youth work, especially in leading and designing offers for girls
- Teamwork skills, resilience, flexibility and creativity
- Good communication and IT skills
- Willingness to work irregular hours (also evenings and weekends)
Our offer
- A varied and responsible activity with scope for design
- A motivated and collegial team
- Modern employment conditions
- Home office possibility
- Well-equipped workplace in the youth office Wald ZH
Would you like to join our team soon? Then we look forward to your online application. For questions, please contact Gian Luca Casanova, Head of Youth Work, phone 055 246 40 19.
We look forward to meeting you.
We look forward to meeting you.
